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Using inactivating mutations to provide insight into drug action

The role of ezetimibe in lowering plasma cholesterol has been established; however, controversy remains about its clinical benefit. A recent study utilizes naturally occurring genetic variation within the NPC1-like 1 gene (NPC1L1) to demonstrate the potential for pharmacologic inhibition of the prot...

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Autores principales: Corbin, Laura J, Timpson, Nicholas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-015-0130-x